此事 就此揭过
“and let this matter end here.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“If you know what's proper, you should bring out some silver to compensate the second branch,”
此事 就此揭过
“and let this matter end here.”
我做不到
“I can't.”
“Drop this dispute immediately and never bring it up again.”
Senior figures in traditional Chinese families often seek quick compromise to maintain surface peace and household unity at the expense of absolute justice.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to let something pass and consider it settled
A semi-formal or historical idiom used when calling for an end to a dispute or past transgression.